Career
During World War I he served in the United States Navy and gained a commission. After the war he began in the technical side of films at the Lasky Studios, but later became an extra in crowd scenes and such, and liking the work, decided on a film career. He appeared in over 40 films between 1925 and 1936, although many were B movies.
In 1930 he starred in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film musical Children of Pleasure in which he starred alongside Wynne Gibson and was involved with the film score.
He spent much of his career in vaudeville.